Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 10:25am on 01 Nov 2025,Saturday India
A 27-year-old Indian migrant worker, Vijay Kumar Mahato from Dudhapania village in Jharkhand’s Giridih district, was killed in Saudi Arabia after being caught in a cross-fire between local police and criminals involved in the illegal liquor trade. Employed for about a year by Hyundai Engineering & Construction Company on transmission-line projects, he was struck by a stray bullet on October 15 while walking near his worksite. Before succumbing to his injuries, he reportedly sent a voice note to his wife saying “the bullet was meant for someone else.” Indian and Jharkhand authorities are working to repatriate his body and initiate an investigation amid family demands for employer compensation.
